Question 1

Policy advocacy is a(n) _____________ intervention because it is geared toward improving the well-being of citizens and clients.

Accepted Answer

A)  unnecessary 
B)  professional 
C)  cost-effective 
D)  difficult 
A)  unnecessary 
B)  professional 
C)  cost-effective 
D)  difficult B

Question 2

Policy tasks must be performed one at a time, in the correct order.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Think tanks, academic centers, and government agencies are associated with which style of policy advocacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Legislative style. 
B)  Electoral style. 
C)  Social movement style. 
D)  Analytic style. 
A)  Legislative style. 
B)  Electoral style. 
C)  Social movement style. 
D)  Analytic style. D

Question 4

"Policy initiators" are persons or groups who:

Accepted Answer

A)  Try to block policy modifications. 
B)  Have a vested interest in a specific policy or issue. 
C)  Gather data to support policy changes. 
D)  Propose changes to existing policy. 
A)  Try to block policy modifications. 
B)  Have a vested interest in a specific policy or issue. 
C)  Gather data to support policy changes. 
D)  Propose changes to existing policy.

Question 5

A policy practitioner should:

Accepted Answer

A)  Focus on modifying simple, administrative policies. 
B)  Focus on policies that have the most impact on citizens. 
C)  Focus on any policy that they feel needs changing. 
D)  Focus on policies within agencies. 
A)  Focus on modifying simple, administrative policies. 
B)  Focus on policies that have the most impact on citizens. 
C)  Focus on any policy that they feel needs changing. 
D)  Focus on policies within agencies.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT one of the four policy advocacy skills?

Accepted Answer

A)  Value-clarifying skills. 
B)  Interactional skills. 
C)  Analytic skills. 
D)  Active listening skills. 
A)  Value-clarifying skills. 
B)  Interactional skills. 
C)  Analytic skills. 
D)  Active listening skills.

Question 7

The first of the eight tasks in policy advocacy is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Navigating policy arenas. 
B)  Setting an agenda. 
C)  Analyzing policy. 
D)  Deciding what is right and wrong. 
A)  Navigating policy arenas. 
B)  Setting an agenda. 
C)  Analyzing policy. 
D)  Deciding what is right and wrong.

Question 8

Policy practice and policy advocacy provide social workers with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Extra tasks to do. 
B)  A unifying theme. 
C)  A feeling of well-being. 
D)  A new perspective. 
A)  Extra tasks to do. 
B)  A unifying theme. 
C)  A feeling of well-being. 
D)  A new perspective.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Powerful interest groups can single-handedly shape the course of policy deliberations. 
B)  Interest groups have very little interest in anything other than their own agenda. 
C)  Powerful interest groups are only interested in financial gain. 
D)  Powerful interest groups pay attention to social policy changes. 
A)  Powerful interest groups can single-handedly shape the course of policy deliberations. 
B)  Interest groups have very little interest in anything other than their own agenda. 
C)  Powerful interest groups are only interested in financial gain. 
D)  Powerful interest groups pay attention to social policy changes.

Question 10

Which of the following is an incorrect use of power by a social worker?

Accepted Answer

A)  Enforcement of agency procedures. 
B)  Subtly taking sides in family conflicts. 
C)  Offering a client a single option when more are available. 
D)  Steering a client towards a certain decision. 
A)  Enforcement of agency procedures. 
B)  Subtly taking sides in family conflicts. 
C)  Offering a client a single option when more are available. 
D)  Steering a client towards a certain decision.

Question 11

The legislative-advocacy style of policy advocacy:

Accepted Answer

A)  Aims to make legislatures change their procedures. 
B)  Seeks enactment of specific reforms. 
C)  Focuses on getting social workers involved in elections. 
D)  Emphasizes the legal aspect of policy issues. 
A)  Aims to make legislatures change their procedures. 
B)  Seeks enactment of specific reforms. 
C)  Focuses on getting social workers involved in elections. 
D)  Emphasizes the legal aspect of policy issues.

Question 12

Power is used in policy advocacy to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Help enact of block proposals. 
B)  Gain access to networks of people who have information. 
C)  Persuade highly placed officials to prioritize an agenda. 
D)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  Help enact of block proposals. 
B)  Gain access to networks of people who have information. 
C)  Persuade highly placed officials to prioritize an agenda. 
D)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 13

In order to build a policy agenda, policy practitioners:

Accepted Answer

A)  Use interactional skills to place issues on the agendas of decision makers. 
B)  Use analytic skills to create the impression that a problem deserves attention. 
C)  Use political skills to associate issues with political threats. 
D)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  Use interactional skills to place issues on the agendas of decision makers. 
B)  Use analytic skills to create the impression that a problem deserves attention. 
C)  Use political skills to associate issues with political threats. 
D)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 14

"Policy leadership" is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Taking the initiative to develop new policies and to change existing ones to improve the human condition. 
B)  Instituting policy change at all levels of government. 
C)  Influencing policy at the legislature. 
D)  Taking the lead on all policy matters in an organizational setting. 
A)  Taking the initiative to develop new policies and to change existing ones to improve the human condition. 
B)  Instituting policy change at all levels of government. 
C)  Influencing policy at the legislature. 
D)  Taking the lead on all policy matters in an organizational setting.

Question 15

Sit-ins, lobbying, and public protest meetings are examples of which style of policy practice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Legislative Style. 
B)  Electoral Style. 
C)  Social movement style. 
D)  Analytic style. 
A)  Legislative Style. 
B)  Electoral Style. 
C)  Social movement style. 
D)  Analytic style.

Question 16

What are stakeholders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Persons and groups with a vested interest in a specific policy or issue. 
B)  Persons or groups who characteristically support policy reforms. 
C)  The only decision makers in shaping policy reform. 
D)  Persons and groups concerned with business reform. 
A)  Persons and groups with a vested interest in a specific policy or issue. 
B)  Persons or groups who characteristically support policy reforms. 
C)  The only decision makers in shaping policy reform. 
D)  Persons and groups concerned with business reform.

Question 17

Ballot-based advocacy is a style of policy advocacy that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Focuses on eradicating voter fraud. 
B)  Aims to change campaign finance policies. 
C)  Seeks to change the composition of government. 
D)  Strives to protect constituents. 
A)  Focuses on eradicating voter fraud. 
B)  Aims to change campaign finance policies. 
C)  Seeks to change the composition of government. 
D)  Strives to protect constituents.

Question 18

Political conflict during policy deliberations may result in _______, especially when the level of conflict is high.

Accepted Answer

A)  Value clarification. 
B)  Polarization. 
C)  Bipartisanship. 
D)  Hasty decisions. 
A)  Value clarification. 
B)  Polarization. 
C)  Bipartisanship. 
D)  Hasty decisions.

Question 19

The diversity of opportunities for policy practice, result in a greater need for:

Accepted Answer

A)  Versatility. 
B)  Formally sanctioned projects. 
C)  Policy advocates who are also social workers. 
D)  Concentration on a single style of policy making. 
A)  Versatility. 
B)  Formally sanctioned projects. 
C)  Policy advocates who are also social workers. 
D)  Concentration on a single style of policy making.

Question 20

Designing a presentation is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Political competency. 
B)  Interactional competency. 
C)  Analytical competency. 
D)  Value-clarifying competency. 
A)  Political competency. 
B)  Interactional competency. 
C)  Analytical competency. 
D)  Value-clarifying competency.

Policy advocacy is a(n) _____________ intervention because it is geared toward improving the well-being of citizens and clients.

Policy tasks must be performed one at a time, in the correct order.

Think tanks, academic centers, and government agencies are associated with which style of policy advocacy?

"Policy initiators" are persons or groups who:

A policy practitioner should:

Which of the following is NOT one of the four policy advocacy skills?

The first of the eight tasks in policy advocacy is:

Policy practice and policy advocacy provide social workers with:

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following is an incorrect use of power by a social worker?

The legislative-advocacy style of policy advocacy:

Power is used in policy advocacy to:

In order to build a policy agenda, policy practitioners:

"Policy leadership" is:

Sit-ins, lobbying, and public protest meetings are examples of which style of policy practice?

What are stakeholders?

Ballot-based advocacy is a style of policy advocacy that:

Political conflict during policy deliberations may result in _______, especially when the level of conflict is high.

The diversity of opportunities for policy practice, result in a greater need for:

Designing a presentation is an example of:

Joining a Tradition of Social Reform

Articulating Four Rationales for Participating in Policy Advocacy

Understanding the Ecology of Policy in Governmental, Electoral, Community, and Agency Settings

Expanding Policy Advocacy Across National Borders

Committing to an Issue: Building Agendas

Analyzing Problems in the First Step of Policy Analysis

Placing Policy Proposals in Policy Briefs in the Second, Third, and Fourth Steps of Policy Analysis

Presenting and Defending Policy Proposals in Step 5 and Step 6 of Policy Analysis

Developing and Using Power in the Policy-Enacting Task

Developing Political Strategy and Putting It Into Action in the Policy-Enacting Task

Engaging in Ballot-Based Policy Advocacy

Troubleshooting the Implementation of Policies in Task 7

Assessing Policy: Toward Evidence-Based Policy During Task 8

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Exam 3: Obtaining Skills and Competencies for Policy Advocacy

Policy advocacy is a(n) _____________ intervention because it is geared toward improving the well-being of citizens and clients.

Policy tasks must be performed one at a time, in the correct order.

Think tanks, academic centers, and government agencies are associated with which style of policy advocacy?

"Policy initiators" are persons or groups who:

A policy practitioner should:

Which of the following is NOT one of the four policy advocacy skills?

The first of the eight tasks in policy advocacy is:

Policy practice and policy advocacy provide social workers with:

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following is an incorrect use of power by a social worker?

The legislative-advocacy style of policy advocacy:

Power is used in policy advocacy to:

In order to build a policy agenda, policy practitioners:

"Policy leadership" is:

Sit-ins, lobbying, and public protest meetings are examples of which style of policy practice?

What are stakeholders?

Ballot-based advocacy is a style of policy advocacy that:

Political conflict during policy deliberations may result in _______, especially when the level of conflict is high.

The diversity of opportunities for policy practice, result in a greater need for:

Designing a presentation is an example of:

Joining a Tradition of Social Reform

Articulating Four Rationales for Participating in Policy Advocacy

Understanding the Ecology of Policy in Governmental, Electoral, Community, and Agency Settings

Expanding Policy Advocacy Across National Borders

Committing to an Issue: Building Agendas

Analyzing Problems in the First Step of Policy Analysis

Placing Policy Proposals in Policy Briefs in the Second, Third, and Fourth Steps of Policy Analysis

Presenting and Defending Policy Proposals in Step 5 and Step 6 of Policy Analysis

Developing and Using Power in the Policy-Enacting Task

Developing Political Strategy and Putting It Into Action in the Policy-Enacting Task

Engaging in Ballot-Based Policy Advocacy

Troubleshooting the Implementation of Policies in Task 7

Assessing Policy: Toward Evidence-Based Policy During Task 8

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